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This Week’s Bestsellers: September 23, 2024

By Carolyn Juris | 09/20/2024 @ 07:00PM

‘Somewhere Beyond the Sea,’ TJ Klune’s sequel to ‘The House in the Cerulean Sea,’ is the #2 book in the country. Plus new books from Liane Moriarty and Elizabeth Strout nab starred PW reviews, book club nods, and top 10 positions on our list.
CALIBA Booksellers Discuss Marketing and Inventory Management

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 09/20/2024 @ 12:00AM

At the September 17–18 California Independent Booksellers Alliance meeting in Pasadena, members looked for effective ways to capture sales, promote their stores online and in person, and communicate with publishers and distributors.
California Booksellers Join Forces in Pasadena

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 09/19/2024 @ 12:00AM

Booksellers gathered at the home of the Rose Bowl for the California Independent Booksellers Alliance’s Fall Fest 2024, which took place September 17–18. Of 177 bookseller members from across the Golden State, 83 were first-time attendees; 46 exhibitor organizations and 36 authors also came to the regional trade show.
NEIBA's Fall Conference Attracts 600 People to Boston

By Ed Nawotka | 09/17/2024 @ 09:00AM

This year's New England Independent Booksellers Association conference, held September 11–13, brought together booksellers, publishers, and authors and highlighted such industry trends as the rising price of books and strong sales of horror and fantasy titles.
How Booksellers Are Taking On Book Banners

By Claire Kirch, Ed Nawotka, and Nathalie op de Beeck | 09/16/2024 @ 06:00AM

Alongside educators and librarians, indie booksellers across the country are rising up to defend the freedom to read.
This Week’s Bestsellers: September 16, 2024

By Carolyn Juris | 09/13/2024 @ 07:00PM

Debut YA author Tigest Girma’s tale of Black vampires, ‘Immortal Dark,’ lands at #1 on our children’s fiction list. Plus Laurie Gilmore’s small-town romance ‘The Cinnamon Bun Book Store’ sweetens her Dream Harbor series, and new books by Matt Haig and Rachel Kushner nab starred reviews and bestseller list spots.
Surveying the Fall Season: Children's Booksellers Share Trends and Their Must-Have Titles

By Claire Kirch and Nathalie op de Beeck | 09/12/2024 @ 04:30PM

We asked children's booksellers and buyers their predictions for the fall titles they'll be selling well this season.
Book Club Picks for September 2024

By PW Staff | 09/09/2024 @ 09:00AM

Reese Witherspoon spotlights her former high school English teacher's new book, Danzy Senna's latest novel gets love from Barnes & Noble and 'Good Morning America,' and more.
Jenn Risko Steps Down at 'Shelf Awareness,' John Mutter Assumes Full Ownership

By John Maher | 09/05/2024 @ 09:00AM

Risko, the cofounder and publisher of 'Shelf', will leave the bookselling trade newsletter on September 6, leaving Mutter, its editor-in-chief, full owner of the company. As a result, Matt Baldacci is being promoted to publisher, and Neil Strandberg to CEO.
This Week’s Bestsellers: September 2, 2024

By Carolyn Juris | 08/30/2024 @ 07:00PM

Jodi Picoult has the #3 book in the country with ‘By Any Another Name,’ a fictional exploration of the theory that poet Emilia Bassano ghostwrote Shakespeare’s works. Plus Adalyn Grace wraps her Belladonna YA romantasy trilogy, and William Kent Krueger makes a ‘Spirit Crossing’ onto our list.
T*Rex Remainder Show Returns to Texas This September

By Ed Nawotka | 08/29/2024 @ 08:00AM

Approximately 35 exhibitors and 150 buyers are expected to attend the next Texas Remainder Expo, to be held in Carrollton, Tex., September 24–26.
The American Booksellers Association Is Publishing a Handbook for Fighting Book Bans

By Andrew Albanese | 08/22/2024 @ 10:00AM

The 'ABA Right to Read Handbook: Fighting Book Bans and Why It Matters' is scheduled for a September 16 release. All profits will support the efforts of the American Booksellers for Free Expression against book bans.
The Book World Takes on the 2024 Democratic National Convention

By Claire Kirch | 08/22/2024 @ 10:00AM

Chicago booksellers and other literary-minded organizations are responding to the crowds in town for the Democratic National Convention by selling books, promoting causes, and, in the case of one publication, reporting on the proceedings from a literary perspective.
550 Stores Participated in 2024 Bookstore Romance Day

By Ed Nawotka, Claire Kirch, and Nathalie op de Beeck | 08/21/2024 @ 09:00AM

Bookstore Romance Day, held last Saturday, has grown to include 550 bookstores, up from 150 stores when it was founded in 2019. It now offers online events and giveaways from Libro.fm, in addition to in-store promotions.
Germany’s Weltbild to Close Remaining Stores

By Ed Nawotka | 08/20/2024 @ 09:00AM

Once a major player in German bookselling, with more than 300 outlets, Weltbild will shutter its remaining 14 brick-and-mortar stores and lay off approximately 440 employees by the end of this month.
New Bookstore Aims to Help Readers Cope With Burnout

By Ed Nawotka | 08/19/2024 @ 10:00AM

5 to 9 Books, a new online-only bookstore run through Bookshop.org and Libro.fm, aims to help burned out professionals and new retirees cope with the stresses of life by introducing them to new hobbies and feeding their passions.
Compass Rose Publishing Looks to Harness the Power of Indie Booksellers

By Jim Milliot | 08/19/2024 @ 09:00AM

The new small press, launched by two congressmen-turned-authors alongside former American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher, will work directly with independent booksellers to help curate and market a small list of titles.
Australia’s Booktopia Sold to Local Camera Store Chain

By Ed Nawotka | 08/19/2024 @ 09:00AM

Booktopia, the Australian online bookseller, which went into voluntary receivership in July, has been sold to camera store chain DigiDirect.
This Week’s Bestsellers: August 19, 2024

By Carolyn Juris | 08/16/2024 @ 07:00PM

‘Apprentice to the Villain,’ book two in Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s TikTok–spawned romantasy series, is the #2 book in the country. Plus ‘The Mercy of Gods’ launches a new series from pseudonynous Expanse authors James S.A. Corey, and Casey McQuiston returns with the queer romance ‘The Pairing.’
This Week’s Bestsellers: August 12, 2024

By Carolyn Juris | 08/09/2024 @ 07:00PM

Alex Hirsch’s ‘The Book of Bill’ is the #1 book in the country, followed by two editions of J.D. Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy.’ Plus Alison Espach’s ‘The Wedding People’ and Rainbow Rowell’s ‘Slow Dance,’ two book club picks, make their debuts.

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